This is Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. Despite being over four times the size of London, its population is nine times smaller.

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Rush hour is nonexistent in Naypyidaw. Here, a solo motorcyclist drives down a 20-lane highway...

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...and an old bus has sole control of the wide road.

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The roads are all perfectly paved and landscaped, but there's nobody to enjoy them.

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Here, a Burmese woman walks down an empty highway with no concern for cars.

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She has the entire junction to herself.

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Here, the prominent landmark of Uppatasanti Pagoda is completely empty, even though it's August — prime tourist season in many other cities.

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The busiest it appears to get is shown below, where friends take photos in front of artificial waterfalls at the Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden.

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The shopping malls, built with an expanding city in mind, are also deserted.

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The mall is so empty that workers are looking for things to do.

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There aren't many guests at the large hotels built in a designated 'hotel area,' including The Mingalar Thiri Hotel.

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"On a bright Sunday afternoon, the streets are silent, restaurants and hotel lobbies empty," The Guardian reported. "It looks like an eerie picture of post-apocalypse suburban America; like a David Lynch film on location in North Korea."

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Guards watch the gates of the headquarters of the Union Solidarity and Development party. It's unclear who they're protecting the building from.

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Still, the Burmese flag flies proudly outside the city's National Museum — which, of course, is completely free of people.